Open AccessThe Iranian Psychiatric Nurses' perception of transition in psychiatric wards: A qualitative study
Author(s) -
Narges Rahmani,
Eesa Mohammadi,
Masoud FallahiKhoshknab
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iranian journal of nursing and midwifery research.
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.409
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2228-5504
pISSN - 1735-9066
DOI - 10.4103/ijnmr.ijnmr_115_18
Subject(s) - referral , perception , psychiatry , nursing , qualitative research , content analysis , psychiatric hospital , medicine , transition (genetics) , psychology , family medicine , social science , biochemistry , chemistry , neuroscience , sociology , gene
Transition means moving from one period to another and it is usually associated with significant changes in objectives, roles, and responsibilities. Considering the challenges of the psychiatric ward, psychiatric nurses experience numerous problems, especially at the early stages of their job engagement. This study aimed to examine the perception of the Iranian psychiatric nurses in psychiatric wards and their transition period.